The crash involved helicopters from the 101st Airborne Division. Officials say they were conducting training when they crashed around 10pm. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says multiple deaths are likely. WRAL will provide updates starting at 4:30am.

Two U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopters crash during training incident in Kentucky, deaths likely

Clean water, better roads and raises for teachers are among the priorities Republicans in the NC House want to address in the new state budget.

Double-digit raises for teachers, some other state workers: See what's in the first draft of new NC budget

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Wednesday morning is going to be a little chilly with temperatures in the low 50s. So you may want to grab a light jacket on your way out.

Rain threatens weekend events, including Durham Bulls and Dreamville 

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two Army helicopters crashed Wednesday night in southwestern Kentucky during a routine training mission, causing “several” casualties, military officials said.

Casualties reported after Army helicopters crash in Kentucky

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Lee County High School was closed on Wednesday because of an anonymous threat made against the school. SanLee Middle School and Southern Lee High School also received threats Wednesday.

Students will pass through metal detectors at Lee County schools, reopening after threats

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The man accused of hitting and killing a dancer during the Raleigh Christmas Parade was sent to jail on $250,000 bond Wednesday, months after the death of 11-year-old  Hailey Brooks.

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Spirit Airlines Coverage

A Spirit Airlines flight was diverted and landed safely in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday after the crew reported a battery in an overhead bin was on fire.

Spirit Airlines flight lands safely after crew reported a battery fire in the overhead bin

The Easter holiday weekend is always one of the busiest travel days of the spring.

DAY WILL BE THE COOLEST. IT'S COMING UP IN LESS THAN 15 MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL SEE YOU THEN. THANK YOU, MIKE. >> CHANGING TERMINALS, MISLABELED BOARDING PASSES, PACKED PARKING LOTS AND A HOLIDAY WEEKEND TO BOOT. IT'S BEEN A TOUGH DAY FOR SOME TRAVELERS FLYING THROUGH RDU WRAL'S. ADAM OWENS JOINS US NOW LIVE AT THE AIRPORT WITH A LOOK AT THE FRUSTRATIONS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO AVOID >> DENVER, THAT LIST YOU JUST GAVE THEIR SOUNDS AMAZING, DOESN'T IT? WE'VE SEEN PASSENGERS COMING AND GOING AND WAVES THROUGH RDU THROUGHOUT THE DAY. TO BE HONEST FOR THE MOST PART, IT IS SMOOTH SAILING FOR A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE. THAT IS MOST BUT NOT ALL. >> IT'S JUST PRETTY SMOOTH. THAT IS GREAT TO HEAR, PARTICULARLY IN THIS TRAVEL WATCH. BUT THERE WAS SOME TURBULENCE FOR OTHERS. IT'S QUITE AN ADVENTURE FOR LEWIS POWELL, THE FIRST BALL THAT CAME BEFORE HE EVEN GOT ON THE PLANE. IT WAS TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO PARK AT THE AIRPORT. >> THAT WAS A TELL ME ABOUT THAT. YES, SO IT TOOK ME PROBABLY ABOUT 25 MINUTES TO FIND PARKING HAVE KIND OF DRIVE AROUND 2 UP 2 DOWN AND COME UNDERNEATH. SO STILL PROBABLY NOW A PARK IN THE PARKING GARAGE IS CLOSEST TO THE TERMINALS WERE MORE THAN 90% FULL THE ECONOMY. LOTS THAT REQUIRE A SHUTTLE WERE BETTER AROUND 65%. FULL. >> WHAT YOUR HEART REALLY HAS TO GO OUT TO RANGE AND SMITH. IT'S GREAT. >> THANKS FOR STAYING IN THE THICK OF THE AIRPORT, RUSH SPIRIT AIRLINES MOVE FROM TERMINAL TO TERMINAL ONE AIRPORT OFFICIALS ALERTED TRAVELERS ONLINE AND SIGNS AT THE AIRPORT. ALSO POINT OUT THE CHANGE. BUT FOR JASMINE, THE PROBLEM WAS WITH HER SPIRIT TICKET FOR THE FLIGHT ACTUALLY REPORTING PASSES TERMINAL 2. AND I WENT TO TERMINAL 2. SHE RUSHED TO GET FROM ONE TERMINAL TO THE OTHER. KIDS LIKE RYAN AND EARLY THIS ENTIRE TUNNEL WITH A BUNCH OF PEOPLE. BUT SHE DID NOT MAKE IT IN TIME. A FEW OTHERS WHO DID NOT WANT TO GO ON CAMERA, TELL US THEY ALSO MISSED THEIR SPIRIT FLIGHT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE RIGHT >> AND AGAIN, IT WAS TOUGH FOR A FEW PEOPLE, AS WE JUST MENTIONED. BUT ON THE WHOLE THINGS DO SEEM TO BE MOVING SMOOTHLY HERE AT RDU FOR THE MOST PART. BUT AGAIN, IT IS STILL VERY BUSY OUT HERE, DEBORAH. SO YOU WANT TO COME EXTRA EARLY. IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON DEPARTING FROM THIS AIRPORT AND YOU MIGHT ALSO WANT TO GO TO USE WEBSITE AS WELL. THERE YOU CAN RESERVE YOUR PARKING AHEAD OF TIME. BUT I'LL TELL YOU, DENVER, THE BEST PART OF THIS ASSIGNMENT SO FAR TODAY, GIVEN THIS IS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS WATCHING PEOPLE MEET AND THE REUNIONS HERE ARE THE ARRIVALS HAS BEEN FANTASTIC. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF GRANDPARENTS HUGGING GRANDCHILDREN. I PROBABLY HAVEN'T SEEN IN AWHILE. ALWAYS THE BEST PART OF IT. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. THAT'S A GREAT STORY. GREAT

Spirit Airlines changes terminals at RDU, some passengers miss flights

During a busy travel day at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, many passengers were confused about a recent change to move Spirit Airlines from terminal two to terminal one. 

COULD CONSIDER USING NUCLEAR WEAPONS IF THEIR OFFENSIVE CRUMBLES. >> HAPPENING NOW, A CHANGE TAKING EFFECT TODAY AND ALREADY THE NATIONAL HAS SPIRIT ISLANDS. TRAVIS SHUFFLING TO A DIFFERENT TERMINAL. WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE AIRPORT COULD RECEIVE A WRE LIVE CAM NETWORK. WR IS NOT HARD. EXPLAINS THE CONFUSION. THIS SHIFT IS CAUSING. >> THIS COMES AT A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS WHO ARE TRAVELING DURING SPRING BREAK AS WELL AS EASTER. NOW AND MANY OF THEM LEFT FROM TERMINAL 2 AND THEY'LL BE ARRIVING OR HEADING BACK HOME FROM TERMINAL ONE. SO IT'S GOING TO BE CONFUSING FOR SOME PEOPLE. WE SPOKE TO ONE WOMAN AND SHE WAS TELLING US THAT SHE HAD A FLIGHT TO MIAMI THAT SHE MISSED BECAUSE SHE WAS AT TERMINAL 2 AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW THAT TERMINAL. ONE WAS WHERE SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. YOU DIDN'T GET ANY ALERT OR ANYTHING, KNOLLER BECAUSE ACTUALLY REPORTING PASSES TERMINAL 2 AND I WENT TO TERMINAL 2. THEN TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH ONE AFTER WAITING A LONG LINE OF SOME REAL STORY BECAUSE NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS STAY AND IT'S LIGHT. >> PFIZER IS THAT WHILE THERE IS SIGNAGE, WHEN YOU FIRST DRIVE INTO RDU. >> IT CAN GET A LITTLE CONFUSING ON SOME THINGS. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE ARRIVALS, THEY ARE THE SAME LEVEL AS THE DEPARTURES FOR TERMINAL ONE AND TERMINAL ONE AND TERMINAL TO SHARE THE SAME PARKING GARAGE. 2 NEW INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS ARE

Spirit Airlines move to terminal one, causing confusion for fliers

Starting Friday, Spirit Airlines will be moving terminals at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport 




Passengers miss flights after Spirit Airlines moves terminals at RDU 

A surge in post-pandemic leisure travel is bringing new and restored flights to RDU, but business travel remains way down from 2019. 

LIVE SHOT FROM THAT TOWER, ONE DAY. NOT TODAY BUT IT IS A COMMITMENT. >>> DON'T WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL AIRPORT. MORE AIRLINES ARE ADDING MORE NONSTOP FLIGHTS. SUMMER SEASONAL AND OTHERS WILL BE ONLINE AND READY FOR THE HOLIDAY. HERE'S MORE ON THAT STORY FROM MARK BOYLE. >> Reporter: THE REBOUND IS HAPPENING AT RDU. AND THE AIRLINE IS WASTING NO TIME IN CASHING IN ON ALL THAT PENT-UP DEMAND FOR LEISURE TRAVEL. >> THE BOTTOM OF THE PANDEMIC WE HAD 24 DESTINATIONS. WE LOST MORE THAN HAVE TO TWO. WE ARE EXCITED BECAUSE AIRLINES SEE THIS AS A GREAT PLACE TO INVEST AND RESTORE THEIR NETWORK. >> Reporter: AMERICAN AIRLINES IS STARTING WITH NONSTOP SERVICE TO TAMPA. SPIRIT SAID THAT THEY WILL FLY NONSTOP TO MIAMI. AIRLINES INCLUDING UNITED AND SUN COUNTRY HAVE INTRODUCED FLIGHT AND AMERICAN IS MAKING A MAJOR PUSH ADDING AUSTIN, NASHVILLE, TAMPA, AND ORLANDO TO THE LIST OF NONSTOPS. HIRING SIGNS ARE UP AT STORES INSIDE THE TERMINAL. A POPULAR BAKERY OPENS IN TERMINAL TWO. WHAT ABOUT THOSE LONG INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO LONDON AND PARIS? WILL THEY EVER COME BACK ? >> AMERICAN AND DELTA WANT TO RESTART THOSE TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHTS. I WOULD ASK PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO CHECK BACK AND BE PATIENT. WE HOPE THAT THEY WILL RETURN THIS YEAR. >> Reporter: WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE IS THE RETURN OF BUSINESS TRAVEL. AIRPORT OFFICIALS SAY THAT CORPORATE TRAVEL IS DOWN BY 70%

Leisure travel bringing rebound to RDU

The rebound is beginning at RDU, with new routes and restored flights announced this week amid a rise in vacation travel.

Leisure travel growth leads RDU rebound

Millions expected to return home from holiday weekend travel on Monday

Frontier and Spirit are two carriers experimenting with adding an extra inch to widen the middle seat on their planes.  

Frontier, Spirit adding extra inch to middle seats ... for a cost

RESTRICTED -- Tired of Being Crammed Into an Airline Seat? You Have Options

Spirit Airlines is bringing seven nonstop destinations to RDU: Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Baltimore, New Orleans, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando.


Low-cost airline launch evidence of RDU's growth

Spirit Airlines is bringing seven nonstop destinations to RDU: Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Baltimore, New Orleans, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando.



Spirit Airlines launches 7 nonstop flights from RDU Airport

Officials at RDU to announce new, nonstop service by Spirit Airlines. (Photo: RDU Airport via Twitter)

New Spirit service at RDU announced

Spirit Airlines and Raleigh-Durham International Airport officials on Tuesday announced the launch of daily, year-round service to seven popular destinations, including  New Orleans, Chicago, Boston and two big cities in Florida.

Spirit Airlines announces new nonstop service from RDU to Florida, Chicago, New Orleans

An irate passenger was escorted off a Spirit Airlines flight after having a meltdown.